Everton boss Frank Lampard called for unity after defeat at home to Wolves.
Lampard says Everton must “stay together" and avoid slipping into a negative mindset following Sunday's single-goal Premier League defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Everton remain 17th in the Premier League standings but missed an opportunity to increase their cushion over the bottom three this weekend.
Wolves defender Conor Coady's header four minutes after half-time “changed the feeling of the game and the feeling in the stadium", admitted Lampard, who insisted Everton were the stronger team before the break.
“We were the stronger team in the first half, but Wolves don't give you many opportunities, which is why they don't concede a lot of goals," said Lampard.
“If we'd scored one of our early chances, it would have looked and felt a different game.
“Their goal changed the feeling of the game and the feeling of the stadium, which is understandable, with the position the Club is in.
“It is disappointing because everyone feels the need for points, which is normal, but we have 12 games remaining and can't look at this one alone.
“We lost to a good team in a tight match, with 10 men at the end of the game, when we wanted to push.
“My job is to give confidence to the players, to create a mentality where we are together and understand what we all want, which is to stay up.
“The important thing for us is to have the absolute desire and fight to get out of this.
“It has been a long time the players haven't won games, it is impossible to change that overnight, without working and fighting for something to go in your favour.
“The more we fight and stay together, then something may go in our favour that changes the look of it [Premier League table] very quickly.
“We have to keep working to be the team [in lower reaches] that gets the right results."
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